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The port of Antwerp was the centre into the grain trade in Belgium in the second half of the 19th century. In 1895 SAMGA (Société Anonyme des Magasins à Grains d'Anvers) had the first grain silo’s built at the Amerikadok, after a design by the Antwerp architect Frans van Dijk. This building contains technical elements that were unique for Belgium and even for Western Europe.
A second warehouse followed in 1939. A flat silo for long-term storage was built against the oldest in 1971. A third tall silo was started between 1975 and 1977. In function of the construction of the Oosterweel connection, three of the four silo buildings were expropriated. To compensate this loss Samga has build 9 brand new warehouses. Since 2018 Samga is owned by the Belgian family Bienfet and the terminal is specialized handeling grains & fertilizers with a capacity of 45.000mt into vertical silo’s and 90.000mt into flat warehouses, in 2022 terminal handled over 800.000mt.
The port of Antwerp was the centre into the grain trade in Belgium in the second half of the 19th century. In 1895 SAMGA (Société Anonyme des Magasins à Grains d'Anvers) had the first grain silo’s built at the Amerikadok, after a design by the Antwerp architect Frans van Dijk. This building contains technical elements that were unique for Belgium and even for Western Europe.
A second warehouse followed in 1939. A flat silo for long-term storage was built against the oldest in 1971. A third tall silo was started between 1975 and 1977. In function of the construction of the Oosterweel connection, three of the four silo buildings were expropriated. To compensate this loss Samga has build 9 brand new warehouses. Since 2018 Samga is owned by the Belgian family Bienfet and the terminal is specialized handeling grains & fertilizers with a capacity of 45.000mt into vertical silo’s and 90.000mt into flat warehouses.
